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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1945
Page
2
Gallia Executive Sales Manager E. S. Spear announced totals for the Seventh War Loan drive. Ponds sold reached 63,826 in Series E and 59,700 in other classifications, with Gallia County’s overall quota set at 561,090 to be raised.
Eighteen Mason County men were called for induction on Friday June 3 reporting at 3 a m. A small prior group was inducted May 28 and John Nelson Williams of Point Pleasant volunteered and left for induction May 18. Three volunteers include Harry Raymond Rainey Arlie Herbert Dale Williamson South Side and Joseph Ralph Beston Route 2 Letart. Selectees listed: John Harrison Hice Arnold Walker William Albert Spainhowart Oscar Gerald Stephenson Raymond Ferrell Yonker Nelson Richard Roush Edwin Boyd Roush Charles Joseph Duncan Roger Beldon Whittington Clyde Gerlach Charles Clare Cunningham Norman Bryant Myers Russell Qdel McKinney Charles Eugene Smith Arnold Ray Viers.
Lambda Chi Omega planned a Mason County Public Library fundraiser dance with no date set. Delegates Melvin Schmidt and Frank C. Long, dr, go to Indianapolis for the national convention. Members adjourned to Mrs. William Filson’s home for refreshments and an auction. Birthday celebrated for Mrs. Joe Barr near Beech Hill. Reading Club holds last meeting before fall. AAUW group meets at Main Street. Forrest Bachtel discusses Dumbarton Oaks and San Francisco peace efforts. Local personals note arrivals and Army connections. Colored Boys Industrial School at Lakin reports an escape of Robert B. Morgan.
Nine Mile Creek swelled and thousands of fish swam up the stream, where Kerr Blain and Lowell Jackson near Point Pleasant gathered over 100 pounds of fish. The catch was not edible due to acids polluting the Kanawha River, with some fish in the nearby Ohio River also tasting of jacid, though less strongly.
Two local school principals arrange summer plans. Robert H. Ferguson of Junior High will work at The Marietta Manufacturing Co and edits The Marietta Log. Frank Paling of North Point Pleasant Grade School has been offered a railroading role as brakeman or fireman, with a visit to Hobson. Principal Withers of Senior High forms a gardening partnership with J. B. Couch to cultivate and harvest a large poolside garden on Viana Street.
Miss Sarah E. Roush, principal of New Haven Grade School, took six graduates to a movie at Pomeroy and hosted dinner in Gallipolis. The graduates were Katie Low Brinker, Anna Louise Cunningham, Ruth Ann Laudermill, Norma Lee Roach, Hiram Richardson Jr., and Billy Grinstead. Miss Roush was in Point Pleasant yesterday to file her report with the county superintendent.
Bond sales at the Army equipment show totaled 14975 with 10000 of that from a single Purchaser the Point Pleasant Building and Loan Association. The sale was led by Mrs I D Spiggle Miss Marjorie Waldit and Miss Anita Henderson of the Citizens National Bank staff.
Dr Mary Lainz Austin, 78, longtime member of the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics medical staff, died after a long illness at Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis. She resided at the Lafayette Hotel before last fall and was born in McArthur. Surviving relatives include two nieces and a nephew. Funeral services were held at George J. Wetherholt and Theodore Valenti with burial in McArthur.
The Friendship Garden Club met May 9 at the Weyand home in Hamden with sixteen members and seven guests. Ada Beckley won a mystery prize. Neta Gregory spoke on shrubs. Next meeting set for June 13 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Campbell. Community Council to meet in June at the Morris home. Local residents attend Vinton Rural High School commencement. military service news includes Pfc Clyde Morris and Sgt Clair Cummings. Family visits and Columbus area events noted along with Columbia High School commencement and Athens picture show. Funeral of M Bobo at Albany referenced.
Alveretta Lane files for divorce from Henry Lane in Mason County West Virginia citing gross neglect and habitual drunkenness. Five children are involved with custody sought for the plaintiff and support. HenryLane earns ten to twelve dollars daily as a painter but has neglected the family for three years. Meanwhile at Point Pleasant a local woman Miss Doris Forshee enters Paint Clinic for treatment and others are discharged to Bellemeade. Underwater cooking in submarines via peanut oil is noted.
A Memorial Day program in New Haven organized by a local committee will start at 9 30 am at the Honor Roll board on church grounds. The event features tolling bells, a girls parade, schoolchildren singing God Bless America, Pledge of Allegiance, devotional by Rev T E Brooks, and speeches by Mrs Harry Miller and Rev A L Mahr.
A Gallia County man, George B Morris of Gallipolis, Ohio, is promoted from first lieutenant to captain at an Air Forces reinforcement depot headquarters in England. He enlisted February 1942, trained at Patterson Field, then served as personnel officer and adjutant in the headquarters unit. Before service, he worked for a Federal Security Agency.
Longs return to Gallipolis after years away, with V. E. Long rejoining Evans Grocery Co. They will reside at Tabit Apartments near Third and Court. Mrs. Long’s sister Ruth Evans Bowman and family move from Tennessee to St Albans to manage Evans Grocery Co. store.
Forty War rersville workhouse prisoners were moved to the city jail after a sit down protest over meal quality and a new rule limiting cigarette use. The incident disrupted routines but ended without reported injuries. Authorities said the striking inmates demanded better provisions and appealed for negotiation.
Gallia County social items note the marriage of Louise Teger to Edwin Elliott in Greenup Kentucky with both sets of parents involved and schooling backgrounds. Also announced are a birth in Cleveland and family details, upcoming BPW meeting at Island View Inn, and several local visits, travels, and service members including WAVES alum Irene Kelton.
Eighteen Naomi Lodge Knights of Pythias members traveled to Jackson on Monday night for six candidates to receive the knights degree. District leaders A W Biffle and C C Liddy attended, with several local members in processional roles. Also noted is Broomledge’s disappearance as drought and winter reshape pasture plantlife in the Gallia County area.
Work on the Memorial Playground and Stadium site behind Fourth Avenue between Locust and Cedar streets started Tuesday afternoon. A Miller Brothers contractor bulldozer was put in operation to clear and level the area.
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